Ty'n y Bedw Walk
3.1 miles (5 km). About 1½ hours, easy.
Start: SN 694 716. Finish: SN 694 715. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 239 m of climbing and 223 m of descent; highest point 186 m.
Facts
- Code
- WA 1169
- Distance
- 3.1 miles (5 km)
- Publisher’s page
- naturalresources.wales
- Walking time
- About 1½ hours
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Wales
- County
- Ceredigion
- Total ascent
- About 239 m. Highest point 186 m
Getting there
- Car park
- Coed Ty'n y Bedw ( Grogwynion Nature reserve) (free), 0 m from the start. Directions SN 694 716
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at St Afan`s Church, 1.1 km away (Directions); Nantyronen station (heritage railway), 6.8 km away (Directions).
Getting back
We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 88 m in a kilometre (1 in 11), starting 0.7 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- WA 1204Craig yr Ogof Walk, Ty'n y BedwStarts and finishes on this route at Ty'n y Bedw car park. This route starts and finishes on it at Ty'n y Bedw car park.
Walks nearby
- WA 1176Birch Grove Woodland Walk, Black Covert2.2 miles. Starts 1.8 miles away
- WA 1184Ystwyth Riverside Walk, Black Covert1.7 miles, circular. Starts 1.9 miles away
- WA 1170Coed Maen Arthur Trail3 miles, circular. Starts 2.8 miles away
- WA 137Teifi Valley TrailLong-distance route, 82 miles, one way. Starts 4.9 miles away
- WA 1207The Arch Woodland Trail1.1 miles. Starts 5 miles away
- WA 1189Holy Well Walk, Tywi Forest1.5 miles. Starts 5.8 miles away
Sources
Checked against naturalresources.wales on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Natural Resources Wales, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Natural Resources Wales information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Facts: naturalresources.wales
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